Dr. Nelson Erlick is an author of medical thrillers and one of the original members of the International Thriller Writers Association. His first novel, the critically-acclaimed medical thriller GermLine (Tor/Forge Books), received praise from leaders in the scientific community (including W. French Anderson, the "Father of Gene Therapy", and J. Craig Venter, President of the Center for the Advancement of Genomics), literary critics (including Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer), and noted novelists (Douglas Preston, Greg Cox). Dr. Erlick's second novel, The Xeno Solution (Tor/Forge Books), received advanced praise from renowned novelists including Michael Palmer, John Lescroart, and David Dun. Dr. Erlick lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two daughters.